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Pot shoppers in Henderson will soon be able to legally purchase the plant for recreational use after the Henderson City Council voted Tuesday to end a moratorium that had been in place since February. The council voted 3-to-2, with Mayor Debra March, Councilwoman Gerri Schroder and Councilman Dan Shaw voting in favor of repealing the…

At long last, Maryland’s first legal marijuana crop is growing. With 19 companies cleared to grow, process and sell the plant, the seeds of the medical marijuana program have literally been planted, four years after the state legalized cannabis for medical use. In coming months, plants will flower in heavily secured facilities, and be harvested…

Milliken is getting into the Colorado marijuana business — but only in the town’s industrial zones. A Milliken Town Board meeting last week featured input from all sides, but ended with enough support among board members to put in place a process for approving up to two retail marijuana establishments. Town staff has work to…

While THC may be linked to the exacerbation of anxiety and schizophrenia, cannabidiol or CBD can potentially facilitate improved cognitive function and provide a greater relief for patients with mental disorders according to a recent study. In a detailed review of CBD’s impact on schizophrenia, in particular, researchers seem to have discovered some “fascinating insights”…

Josh Drayton, deputy director of the California Cannabis Industry Association, has an extensive career in local and state-level politics, with his origins in Humboldt County as a political organizer. As a coffee shop owner about ten years ago in Humboldt, he let city council candidates use his space for community engagement, which eventually steered him…

Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd., a cannabis business located on Vancouver Island, issued a voluntary recall of three cannabis lots due to the detection of pesticides. According to the safety alert published on Health Canada’s website, the voluntary Type III recall follows an inspection of the facility back in March of this year. A Type III…

The last frontier could be the one of the first to open to cannabis consumption at dispensaries. Alaska’s Marijuana Control Board has endorsed the idea of onsite consumption. With the winds of tourism blowing its sails, the idea of public consumption in Alaskan dispensaries is now open to public comment for 60 days from the…

Even the most committed cannabis enthusiasts wonder what the effects of smoking weed may have on specific organs, with the lungs, respiratory system and brain being among the most pinpointed for research. But as the wave of cannabis studies continues, we’re poised to learn lots more about the effects of the substance on other important…

Jeff Sessions has more reading about marijuana regs on his desk. Last week, governors from Alaska, Colorado, Oregon and Washington, the first four states to legalize recreational marijuana, each sent letters to the attorney general defending their respective regulatory regimes, designed to uphold the Cole Memo. That Obama-era memo outlined law enforcement and financial oversight…

Advocates for legalized recreational marijuana sales in Colorado Springs are setting their sights on a 2018 ballot proposal, since the chances of getting on El Paso County’s November ballot are slim. A set of proposed stormwater fees sidelined any pot proposal for this year. And while most City Council members have said they want voters…

The Humboldt County Deputy Sheriff’s Organization launched a public outreach and advertising campaign this week against illegal indoor cannabis grows and is calling on the public to weigh in on potential solutions. The union’s president, local Deputy Jamie Barney said one option they have been advocating for is for the county to implement an excessive…

Maryland medical cannabis regulators on Monday gave final approvals to three more cultivation centers and two processing companies – and announced they would give 10 other companies that missed a key deadline additional time to complete their licensing requirements. The businesses were supposed to have finished inspections and final background checks within a year of…

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